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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee House District 30

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

David Copeland (R) won with 87.4% of the vote, defeating Roy E. Whitener (Ind) by 74.8 points.

David CopelandRepublican · winner · incumbent
87.4%16,198
Roy E. WhitenerIndependent
12.6%2,331
18,529 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+25.01974R+43.31976R+48.11984R+40.01986R+31.41992R+38.51994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET